Overview: Rocket fire from the Gaza Strip targeting Israel´s south
continues. This past week two rockets hit open areas in the western
Negev. In the Jordan Valley, a Palestinian with carrying seven
improvised IEDs was detained at a checkpoint in the Jordan Valley.

A group of Palestinian and left-wing European pro-Palestinian
activists biking through the Jordan Valley clashed with IDF soldiers.
A YouTube video showed an IDF officer striking a Danish activist with
his rifle butt. The officer was immediately relieved of his command,
until a full-scale investigation had been undertaken. The heads of
the Israeli government and army, including the prime minister,
strongly denounced the officer´s behavior.

The fly-in of anti-Israel activists intended as a provocation for the
State of Israel was conducted without exceptional incident. There
were limited public disturbances at the Ben-Gurion International
Airport. In several European countries (most prominently in France),
activists who had been prevented from boarding a plane to Israel held
protests. The number of activists who reached Ben-Gurion Airport was
small (78), far below the organizers´ expectations and declarations.

Israel´s South Important Terrorism Events

Rocket Fire Targeting the Western Negev

Rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory continues. On
the night of April 15 two rockets fell in open areas in the western
Negev. There were no casualties.